We have expanded our series of lunchtime meet-ups! Join us for lunch at Bertucci's, 5 Cambridge Park Drive at the Alewife T station in Cambridge, MA, on Friday, September 29, at 1 p.m.

As in Burlington, there is no need to register in advance, and there’s no fee to attend other than the cost of your meal. Just show up at the restaurant and ask for the Society of Professional Consultants table.

The restaurant is at the Alewife T station at the end of the red line. Bertucci's has their own free parking lot so you don't have to park in the MBTA garage.

When you turn off of Route 2 at the Alewife T stop onto Cambridge Park Drive, the Bertucci's parking area is on your immediate left when you get to the stop light. There's a sign for "ExecuStay Apartments," and another sign nearby for Bertucci's Parking. Take a left at the light followed by a hard left into the Bertucci's parking area.

SPC members have long expressed an interest in an additional channel for unstructured networking and just plain schmoozing about their business triumphs and trials. We launched our Meetups a while back, and have received very positive feedback from those participating ... and so we’repleased to announce our next Lunchtime Meetup, to be held Friday, October 13, at 1 p.m.

For those who haven't yet participated, here’s how it works: You just show up!

No need to register or pay a fee.

We push tables together until there’s room for everyone.Find yourself something appealing to nosh on, settle at the cash register, and join the group.

We’ve picked 1 p.m. on a Friday as our start time to avoid the crush and let people take as much time as they feel they can afford…and maybe start a new conversation they can pick up later!

Adversity is a normal part of consulting work. Bill Singer knows that the success or failure of our consulting practices often hinges on the way we perceive and respond to challenges posed by common setbacks: unreasonable client demands, failed communications, scope creep, collections issues, and constant time pressures.

And the challenges we face aren’t just those specific to consulting. We’ve got to pay attention to the larger world around us, and today it’s a VUCA world— volatile, unpredictable, chaotic, and ambiguous. That makes resilience a key skill to employ when you face inevitable obstacles.

Participants in Bill’s workshop will learn to identify early warning signs as well as tools and techniques to bounce back from adversity quickly and to persist with confidence and energy.

The key is to learn how to cultivate a mindset that makes you unstoppable. Bill can show you how.

If you attend this meeting, you will:

Gain an awareness of the mechanisms that can derail our focus and effectiveness

Understand why old habits of thoughts and beliefs can undermine our ability to handle adversity effectively

Bill Singer is a leadership coach, sales trainer, and entrepreneur. He helps individuals and organizations achieve peak performance by building mental strength and agility in today’s attention economy. Bill is the founder and former president of Lexington Recruiters, where he served information systems staffing needs for three decades. His personal challenges include thriving through the depths of three recessions in a recession-prone industry. Bill has worked closely with consultants across a diverse set of local industries including financial services, healthcare, information systems and services, life sciences, education, and manufacturing. Bill’s interests includeadventure travel, bicycling, tennis, hiking, scuba diving, and playing guitar.

We have expanded our series of lunchtime meet-ups! Join us for lunch at Bertucci's, 5 Cambridge Park Drive at the Alewife T station in Cambridge, MA, on Friday, October 27, at 1 p.m.

As in Burlington, there is no need to register in advance, and there’s no fee to attend other than the cost of your meal. Just show up at the restaurant and ask for the Society of Professional Consultants table.

The restaurant is at the Alewife T station at the end of the red line. Bertucci's has their own free parking lot so you don't have to park in the MBTA garage.

When you turn off of Route 2 at the Alewife T stop onto Cambridge Park Drive, the Bertucci's parking area is on your immediate left when you get to the stop light. There's a sign for "ExecuStay Apartments," and another sign nearby for Bertucci's Parking. Take a left at the light followed by a hard left into the Bertucci's parking area.